diff --git a/website/source/docs/job-specification/service.html.md b/website/source/docs/job-specification/service.html.md
index 9aa29fbf2..ce94cc1da 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/job-specification/service.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/job-specification/service.html.md
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ service {
   check {
     type    = "script"
     command = "/bin/bash"
-    args    = ["test", "-f", "/tmp/file.txt"]
+    args    = ["-c", "test -f /tmp/file.txt"]
   }
 }
 ```